Captainnoun
A chief or leader.
Captionnoun
(typography) The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof
Captainnoun
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
‘The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.’;
Captionnoun
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
Captainnoun
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
Captionnoun
(cinematography) A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast.
Captainnoun
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
Captionnoun
(legal) The section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized.
Captainnoun
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
Captionnoun
A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).
Captainnoun
One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
Captionverb
To add captions to a text or illustration.
‘Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.’;
Captainnoun
The leader of a group of workers.
‘John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."’;
Captionverb
To add captions to a film or broadcast.
Captainnoun
A maître d'.
Captionnoun
A caviling; a sophism.
‘This doctrine is for caption and contradiction.’;
Captainnoun
(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
Captionnoun
The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
Captainnoun
(internet) Someone who provides contextual information for a post. Originally a shorthand for 'Captain Obvious'.
Captionnoun
That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed.
Captainverb
(intransitive) To act as captain
Captionnoun
The heading of a chapter, section, or page.
Captainverb
(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
Captionnoun
taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument;
‘a mere caption unworthy of a reply’;
Captainnoun
A head, or chief officer
‘A trainband captain eke was he.’; ‘The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards.’;
Captionnoun
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
Captainnoun
A military leader; a warrior.
‘Foremost captain of his time.’;
Captionnoun
brief description accompanying an illustration
Captainverb
To act as captain of; to lead.
‘Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms.’;
Captionverb
provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Captainadjective
Chief; superior.
‘captain jewes in the carcanet.’;
Captainnoun
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
Captainnoun
the naval officer in command of a military ship
Captainnoun
a policeman in charge of a precinct
Captainnoun
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Captainnoun
the leader of a group of people;
‘a captain of industry’;
Captainnoun
the pilot ins charge of an airship
Captainnoun
a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Captainverb
be the captain of a sports team
